Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$2.48 million

Cost of Crime™ for Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,160 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Columbia San Diego with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Columbia San Diego against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Columbia San Diego sits in the 2nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 2% of neighborhoods and behind 98%. The grade covers only Columbia San Diego's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Columbia San Diego is 19.25 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the southeast areas to 1 in 193 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA report the most violent crime, about 54 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Columbia San Diego is projected at $2,480,942 for 2025, about $689 per resident and $1,160 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 45.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Columbia San Diego Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA:	$689
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $689 per resident each year in Columbia San Diego, which is $431 more than the national average and $425 more than San Diego's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Columbia San Diego:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $134 more than in Columbia San Diego.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $607 less than in Columbia San Diego

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Columbia San Diego, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Columbia San Diego	Cost per Columbia San Diego Resident
Murder	$419,437	$117
Rape/Sexual Assault	$98,001	$27
Robbery	$306,070	$85
Assault	$1.66 million	$461
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,480,942	$689

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Columbia San Diego totals $3,855,003 ($1,071 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,335,945 ($1,760 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the south part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Columbia San Diego Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Columbia San Diego residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	16.04
Robbery	2.704
Rape	0.4491
Murder	0.0620
Total Violent Crime	19.25 (F)

Individual Columbia San Diego Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Columbia San Diego is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Columbia San Diego.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Little Italy, San Diego, CA	D-	D-	F
Marina, San Diego, CA	D-	F	F
Cortez Hill, San Diego, CA	D-	D-	D-
Core, San Diego, CA	F	F	F
East Village, San Diego, CA	D+	D	D
Park West, San Diego, CA	D+	D	D-
Sherman Heights, San Diego, CA	D-	F	F
Middletown, San Diego, CA	C-	C	D
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA	D+	D	D
Hillcrest, San Diego, CA	D-	D-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Columbia San Diego is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Westbury, Lehi, UT	A+	A	A
Heart of the City, Beaumont, TX	D	D	D
Fondren North Renaissance, Jackson, MS	C+	A	A
Bluemound Heights, Milwaukee, WI	B-	B-	B-
Historic Montford, Asheville, NC	D	D	D
Fairview, Charlotte, NC	A-	B-	B-
Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque, NM	B-	C	C
Summit Heights, Fontana, CA	A	B+	B+
Downtown Conneaut, Conneaut, OH	C-	D+	D+
Belmont, Downers Grove, IL	B	A	A

Considering only the violent crime rate, Columbia San Diego is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

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